Dance
Overview
Differences between salsa and bachata
Dance
In the world today there is a lot of attention to dance many people love to do it. Some do it professionally some do it for fun and socializing. For socializing and having fun the best dances are social latin dances. One of them is salsa and the other is bachata. These dances are similar in some ways but there are many ways they are different as well. I will talk about the differences now and let you choose which one fits you better. The differences between bachata and salsa are really big! If you’ve heard Latin music before you know the difference right away. The timing is the same in both dances, but salsa music tends to be faster y picante (spicy), bachata is slower and kind of suave (smooth), it’s a romantic dance. The basic steps for each of them are completely different. In salsa you have a straight line for the basic steps while in bachata you have latteral movements. Unlike salsa, in bachata dance there are no turns, instead, you bring your partner in close the whole time. Now it is your turn you know some of the major differences between two dances select one of them.